Composition of matter for cleaning and shining wood.



PHILIP JOSEPH SHAFFER, 0F SPRINGFIELD, ILLINOIS.

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To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that T, PHILIP JOSEPH SHAF- FER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Springfield, in the county of Sangamon and State of Illinois, have invented a new and useful composition of matter to be used for the cleaning and shining of any kind of wood, as woodwork or millwork in a house, hard-Wood floors, furniture, oil-cloth, cellu loid, rubber, and linoleum, of which the following is a specification.

My composition consists of the following ingredients combined in the proportions stated, viz: 768 ounces paraffin oil (pure), 348 ounces benzin, 192 ounces vinegar, 64 ounces turpentine. These ingredients are to be thoroughly mingled by agitation.

In using the above-named composition, a piece of cloth, preferabl cheese cloth, should used in app yin it reely to the wood or article desire to e cleaned and polished.

This will remove the dirt from the wood and Specification of Letters Patent. Application filed March 28, 1910. Serial No. 551,922.

Patented June 21, 1910.

also remove ordinary scratches. Then a couple of seconds after said composition has been applied the article should be rubbed lightly but briskly. This will give the article a bright, shiny glossy appearance.

I claim:

1. The herein described com osition of matter, consisting of parafiin oil, benzin, vinegar and turpentine, substantially as described for the purpose s ecified.

2. The herein describe composition of matter for cleaning and polishing wood, oilcloth, celluloid, rubber and linoleum consisting of seven hundred sixty eight ounces pure paraflin oil, three hundred and fortyeight ounces benzin, one hundred and ninety two ounces of vinegar and sixty four ounces of turpentine as substantially described.

PHILIP JOSEPH SHAFFER.

Witnesses:

JAMEs Y. KELLY,

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